German Grand Prix: Circuit, live stream, race and qualifying times

The Vettel-Hamilton rivalry will be spiced up this weekend.

MONTMELO, SPAIN - MARCH 09: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes WO9 during day four of F1 Winter Testing at Circuit de Catalunya on March 9, 2018 in Montmelo, Spain. (Photo by Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)

Ferrari leads the constructor standings, followed closely by Mercedes and Red Bull while Sebastian Vettel tops the drivers.

Vettel and Lewis Hamilton have had a few digs at each other and the Briton will be looking to ruin the German’s homecoming this weekend.

As the Formula One world championship heads to its half-way mark and a simmering rivalry shows hints of boiling over, championship leader Vettel has a chance to land another telling blow for Ferrari as Hamilton’s Mercedes team, also on home soil, seek to recover their consistency.

Vettel leads Hamilton by eight points after his British triumph and would dearly love another success, in front of his family, friends and fans, to ensure he heads into the European summer break with a clear advantage.

That would give satisfaction, too, to Ferrari team chief Maurizio Arrivabene who, after the British race, declared that Mercedes should have been ashamed of remarks made about Ferrari.

Mercedes technical director James Allison was quoted as suggesting that opening lap accidents in France and Britain, that had seen Ferrari cars collide with Mercedes, could be explained only as “deliberate or incompetent.”

Germany Grand Prix circuit

Having last hosted Formula 1 in 2016, this Hockenheimring circuit will be a slightly new test for drivers with its long straights and technical corners.

The original Hockenheim circuit was built in 1939 as a high-speed test track for Mercedes-Benz, who needed a venue to test for the Tripoli Grand Prix. It was almost eight kilometres long and was formed of two long, curved straights with a long corner at either end.

It has evolved a fair bit since then and is currently just over 4.57 kms long with 13 turns and 67 laps in total.